College basketball Week 6 predictions for every Top 25 game

Non-conference play is beginning to wind down and there are a ton of great matchups on tap this week. Which Top 25 teams will find a way to win?

The non-conference portion of the college basketball season is beginning to wind down as we approach the Christmas holiday. Most teams across the nation are gearing up for their final non-conference tests ahead of the start of conference play in late December, with Saturday’s action offering a litany of great games for Top 25 teams.

There was some big movement in the AP Top 25 poll for Week 6 as losses by Houston and Texas allowed Purdue to climb to No. 1, making the Boilermakers the third team to top the polls this season. Let’s take a look at how Purdue and the rest of the Top 25 teams will do as we predict the top college basketball action for the week.

Week 6 College Basketball Top 25 Predictions

Note: Projected winners listed in bold.

Monday, Dec. 12

• Rice at No. 7 Texas – 8:00 p.m. ET – Longhorn Network
• Northern Illinois at No. 15 Gonzaga – 9:00 p.m. ET – Root Sports+

Tuesday, Dec. 13

• North Carolina A&T at No. 5 Houston – 8:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+
• Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at No. 9 Arizona – 8:30 p.m. ET – Pac-12 Network
• Memphis at No. 4 Alabama – 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2

Wednesday, Dec. 14

• Jackson State at No. 17 Mississippi State – 7:30 p.m. ET – ESPN+/SEC Network+
• Georgia State at No. 19 Auburn – 8:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+/SEC Network+
• No. 16 UCLA at No. 20 Maryland – 9:00 p.m. ET – FS1

Thursday, Dec. 15

• Lehigh at No. 22 Wisconsin – 7:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network

Saturday, Dec. 17

• No. 14 Indiana at No. 8 Kansas – 12:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
• St. Francis (PA) at No. 25 Miami – 12:00 p.m. ET – ACC Network Extra
• No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 15 Gonzaga – 1:00 p.m. ET – CBS
• No. 5 Houston at No. 2 Virginia – 2:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
• Nicholls at No. 17 Mississippi State – 3:00 p.m. ET – SEC Network
• CBS Sports Classic – North Carolina vs. No. 23 Ohio State – 3:00 p.m. ET – CBS
• Bradley at No. 10 Arkansas – 4:00 p.m. ET – TBA
• Alabama A&M at No. 18 Illinois – 4:00 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
• Grambling at No. 24 Virginia Tech – 4:00 p.m. ET – ACC Network Extra
• CBS Sports Classic – No. 16 UCLA vs. No. 13 Kentucky – 5:15 p.m. ET – CBS
• Indy Classic – Davidson vs. No. 1 Purdue – 6:15 p.m. ET – Big Ten Network
• No. 3 UCONN at Butler – 7:00 p.m. ET – FS1
• No. 6 Tennessee at No. 9 Arizona – 10:30 p.m. ET – ESPN2

Sunday, Dec. 18

• Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge – Stanford vs. No. 7 Texas – 1:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2
• No. 19 Auburn at USC – 5:30 p.m. ET – ESPN
• Mississippi Valley State at No. 21 TCU – 6:00 p.m. ET – Big 12 Now/ESPN+
• Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge – Washington State vs. No. 11 Baylor – 10:00 p.m. ET – ESPN2